Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-1127

from penalties.

A. All vehicles owned by members of the Armed Forces of the

United States, the Reserve Corps of the Armed Forces of the United

States, and the Oklahoma National Guard or their spouses assigned to

duty in this state in compliance with official military or naval

orders or owned by the spouse, who resides in Oklahoma, of a member

of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in a foreign

country, which vehicles are not being used in a trade or business or

for any commercial purpose, are hereby classified specially for

vehicle license and registration purposes in this state. Any such

vehicle which is not registered and licensed for the current year in

the state of residence or domicile of the service member, Guardsman,

or Reservist or of the spouse owning the vehicle must be registered

for the current year in Oklahoma as herein provided, except that any

such vehicle which has been licensed in some other state by such

service member, Guardsman, Reservist, or spouse while the service

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member, Guardsman, or Reservist was stationed in the other state may

be operated in this state for the remainder of the year or period

for which it is licensed. If such vehicle currently is registered

with the Armed Forces of the United States rather than being

registered in a state and the service member, Guardsman, or

Reservist is transferred to a duty station within this state

pursuant to military orders, the service member, Guardsman,

Reservist, or spouse owning the vehicle shall not be required to

register the vehicle in this state for a period of thirty (30) days

after the date the service member, Guardsman, or Reservist is

required to report for duty pursuant to the military.

The service member, Guardsman, Reservist, or spouse applying for

the registration of any such vehicle shall submit an appropriate

statement, to be attached to the vehicle registration application,

showing the following: A description of the vehicle owned by the

applicant; the state and address of the applicant's legal residence

or domicile; and that the applicant or applicant's spouse is

actively serving in the Armed Forces of the United States assigned

or stationed at a named location in compliance with official

military orders. The statement shall be signed by the applicant and

certified to by a proper officer of the organization to which the

service member, Guardsman, or Reservist is assigned for duty.

Provided, in lieu of certification by an officer, the applicant may

submit copies of written orders documenting that the service member,

Guardsman, or Reservist is actively serving at the time of

application for registration. The application shall be accompanied

by a registration fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).

B. Any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state due to

an official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States or

their spouse shall be entitled to register his or her vehicle or

vehicles in this state for the same registration fee afforded

members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to duty in

this state pursuant to subsection A of this section. Such Oklahoma

resident or their spouse who is stationed out of state due to an

official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States shall

be exempt from the vehicle inspection requirements of Section 1105

of this title; provided, such Oklahoma resident or his or her spouse

who is stationed out of state presents valid documentation

acceptable to Service Oklahoma evidencing that such inspection has

been made by an out-of-state authority acceptable to Service

Oklahoma.

Any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state due to an

official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States may

authorize a designated representative to register his or her vehicle

or vehicles as provided for in this subsection if the service
cceptable to Service Oklahoma evidencing that such inspection has

been made by an out-of-state authority acceptable to Service

Oklahoma.

Any Oklahoma resident who is stationed out of state due to an

official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States may

authorize a designated representative to register his or her vehicle

or vehicles as provided for in this subsection if the service

member, Guardsman, or Reservist is not able to register the vehicle

at the appropriate time.

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C. Any Oklahoma resident who is a member of the Armed Forces of

the United States, Reserve Corps of the Armed Forces of the United

States or the Oklahoma National Guard stationed outside of the state

due to official assignment of the Armed Forces of the United States,

or his or her spouse, shall be exempt from the penalties assessed

pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection C of Section 1115, subsection

F of Section 1132 and subsection C of Section 1151 of this title for

the duration of such official assignment and for a period of sixty

(60) days after such assignment ends. If registration is not

completed after the sixtieth day, the expiration date and the period

for assessment of penalties shall commence on the sixty-first day.

The exemption provided for in this section shall be granted only if

the service member, Guardsman, Reservist, or spouse registering such

vehicle submits an appropriate statement, to be attached to the

vehicle registration application, showing the following: A

description of the vehicle owned by the applicant; the state and

address of the applicant's legal residence or domicile; and that the

applicant or applicant's spouse is actively serving in the Armed

Forces of the United States assigned or stationed at a named

location outside the state in compliance with official military

orders. The statement shall be signed by the applicant and

certified to by a proper officer of the organization to which the

service member, Guardsman, or Reservist is assigned for duty.

Provided, in lieu of certification by an officer, the applicant may

submit copies of written orders documenting that the service member,

Guardsman, or Reservist is actively serving at the time of

application for registration.

D. The reduced registration fee provided herein shall not apply

to vehicles owned by retired members of the Armed Forces, inactive

members of the Reserve Corps of the Armed Forces, inactive members

of the Oklahoma National Guard and other members and former members

of the Armed Forces of the United States who are not actively

serving.